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高级休闲英语综合练习题3Part I ReadingExercise 1: Find out if the following statements are true or false according to the text. Mark T on your answer sheet if it is true, F if it is false. Information for Tourists to MalaysiaGetting the visa. Travellers can come to Malaysia individually or with a tour group. The travel agencies which organize the tour will go through all the necessary formalities for the group members, while individual travellers should find out if they need a visa to enter Malaysia. For nationals of most countries of the world, a visa is granted at the port of entry, but nationals of some countries have to apply for a visa before their arrival. You should check with the Malaysian embassy in your country whether or not you need a visa to enter Malaysia. You should apply for it well ahead of time if you do need one. It usually takes at least two weeks to process the visa application.Physical Check-up. Tourists should go to their doctors before leaving for Malaysia and get some vaccinations or medication according to their doctors advice. Malaysia has many well-equipped hospitals, and many clinics operated by doctors in private practice, but the fees charged can vary greatly from hospital to hospital, and from clinic to clinic. In Malaysia, all doctors speak Malay. It is also easy to find doctors who speak English, Chinese, or Tamil. Doctors who speak other languages are mom difficult to find. If you do not speak any of the four languages, there may be a problem in communication when you seek medical help in Malaysia.Money Matters. All hard currencies, for example, US dollars, German marks, French francs, Japanese yen and sterling pounds, are accepted in Malaysia. Tourists can use cash, travellers checks and credit cards according to their own needs. Foreign currencies and travellers checks can be changed to Malaysian ringits at the exchange desk of most hotels, the major banks, and authorized money changers. Dont change money with any unauthorized money vendors, it is illegal and not safe. The major credit cards, such as Visa, Master Card, American Express, Million, JCB and Diners Club, are accepted in most of the big hotels and department stores.Hotel Reservation. There are plenty of hotels in tile big cities of Malaysia, most of them are rated one-to-five star hotels. Most hotels are equipped with air-conditioner, single or double beds, and private bathrooms. Hotel guests can get IDD, DDD, fax, laundry and wake up services. In hotels above the three-star level, there are also business centers, beauty salons, health centers and discos. Buffet breakfasts with both Western and Southeast Asian food are served. Hot and cold drinks are provided in most hotels, and the tap water is drinkable in Kuala Lampur. But elsewhere tourists should be mom cautious.The prices of the hotels vary according to their categories and the season. Tourists should reserve their hotels before they come especially during high season. Reservations can he made through a travel agency, an overseas branch of the hotel, or by fax. If you arrive without a reservation, you can telephone the hotel upon arriving at the airport. There are also hotel reservation desks operated by the Malaysian Tourism Association at all the major airports of the country.1. You can find out whether you need a visa or not by asking at the Malaysian embassy in your country.2. When you apply for a visa at tile embassy, you can expect that you will receive it within two weeks.3. All doctors in Malaysia speak four languages.4. Credit cards may not be accepted in some smaller hotels.5. Reservation for hotels during the high season is highly recommended.Exercise 2: Complete the following statements by choosing the best from the answers a, b, c, and d.Off SlopeNew York offers more than just great fun on the slopes. Youll find endless ways to fill your off-slope time, too.In the western part of the state, take a quick trip from Ski Tamarack or Kissing Bridge to Buffalo, home of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and 15 theatres ranging from traditional to avant-garde. From there its a short drive to Niagara Falls and its brilliant light festival. Enjoy accommodation at the top-rated Inn at Holiday Valley, then plan evening in the delightful resort village of Ellicottville.Ski file Adirondacks, then surround yourself with rustic charm or lavish splendor. Alter a day on the slopes at Gore, pamper yourself in the spa at The Sagamore on Lake George. The ultimate winter town, Lake Placid, a mere five minutes from Whiteface, offers an amazing selection of shops with unique clothing, outdoor gear, rustic furniture, art, jewelry and so much more. Saratoga Springs, with its Victorian splendor and charm, is a short hop from West Mountain in Glens Falls.Spend a few days in the Finger Lakes region. Ski at Greek Peak or Song Mountain, then visit the fun-filled town of Ithaca. Enjoy the nightlife in pubs and restaurants in Collegetown, just off the Cornell University campus. Visit Canadaigua, with its amazing boutiques and galleries, and take in the magnificent Sonnenberg Gardens holiday season Festival of Lights celebration, which dates back to 1899. Its the perfect ending to a superb day of skiing at Bristol. Rochester and Syracuse offer evening entertainment, great museums and shops ranging from small boutiques to large shopping malls.Catskill skiing is enhanced with a visit to Catskill Comers in Mount Tremper, featuring the Festival Marketplace; entertainment; dining; and, die main attraction, a fantasy of lights, music and magic in the worlds largest kaleidoscope. Margaretville, close to Ski Plattekill, Bobcat and Belleayre, is brimming with antique shops. Near Hunter Mountain, the towns of Tannersville and Hunter are alive with nightlife. On the other side of the mountain, the town of Windham, in the shadow of Ski Windham, is picture-perfect with snow blanketing the Victorian wrap-around porches of its many inns and lodges.Just a short drive from Manhattan, you can ski all day at Mt. Peter, Sterling Forest, Holiday Mountain or Thunder Ridge, then return for an exciting evening in the city. Or stay in the nearby village of Nyack on the Hudson, with its quaint shops, or, to the north, the magnificent Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz. This National Historic Landmark, founded in 1869, offers themed weekends, cross-country skiing and spa services.Day or night, on or off slopes, winter heats up across New York State.1. The place names mentioned in the text does not include . a) Manhattan b) Buffaloc) New Yorkd) New Jersey2. The text does not mention . a) mountainsb) oceansc) townsd) villages3. Lake Placid is . a) home of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra b) close to Whiteface c) noted for its nightlifed) Lake George4. The worlds largest kaleidoscope . a) was built in 1899 b) is close to Ski Tamarack c) was built in 1869d) is not the National Historic Landmark mentioned in tile text5. The Finger Lakes region includes . a) Margaretville b) Ithacac) Gore d) WindhamExercise 3: 1) Identify among the following topics those that are dealt with in different paragraphs. Write down the letter representing the topic as the answer.1. In the thousand or so years since the British pub first appeared, its popularity has remained unshaken. Pubs are written about and talked about; they are laughed in and fought in; games are played in them, meetings are held in them. They are relied upon for food, drink and social contact.2. Pubs have always been important for every kind of club, society and organization. They have been used, over the centuries, as courts, churches and auction rooms. In the past, pubs in smaller communities were even used as mortuaries at times. It is claimed that both cricket and football born in pubs! Great music has been launched from pubs and all sorts of present day pop groups played their first performances in the local pub.3. English literature is said to have begun in a pub - Chaucers Tabard - and literature and pubs have been closely linked ever since that time. Shakespeare frequented inns and alehouses and often wrote his plays over a jug of ale. Pubs also feature prominently in the works of Charles Dickens.4. Pubs have been used by highwaymen and smugglers, artists and writers, geniuses and intellectuals, criminals and comics - all types of people from a variety of backgrounds and, these days, from all around the word.5. Beer has a traditional British taste but there are many different flavours and varieties: light ale, pale ale, brown ale and bitter to mention only a few. Its served from bottles or barrels in pints or half pints.a. Pub laws and customsb. Uses of pubsc. Pubs as insights into British cultured. Britains first pube. The process of making beerf. Prices of drinksg. The popularity of pubsh. The layout of typical pubsi. Connections with literaturej. Jokes about pubsk. People who use/have used pubs1, Paying and tippingm. the taste of British beern. The number of pubs in Britaino. Pubs as places to relax1. Paragraph 1:2. 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